Austrian Zischägge/lobsterpot helmet

[Victrix]

Originally Posted by fernando

Prety cool piece. Do the back lames articulate ?

Thank you, Fernando.

The tail consists of lames which are riveted one plate to another. This allows for only a little movement between plates. The plates don’t compress (collapse into each other). I don’t think I ever saw a Zischagge where the plates compressed in such a manner, although the design suggests that this would be the case. On the other hand there is not much need for this since the objective is to protect the neck.